Screen Queensland has announced that filming for the action thriller Bear Country, starring Russell Crowe, will start in Queensland this February. The production marks Crowe’s return to the state after filming Land of Bad in late 2022.
Directed and co-written by Derrick Borte (Unhinged), Bear Country is produced by Nickel City Pictures and A Higher Standard. Adapted from Thomas Perry’s novel Strip, the film follows the story of Manco Kapak, an ageing club owner played by Crowe, whose plans to retire are disrupted after a robbery.